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Last Updated: December 11, 2025 12:57:29 PM PST
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Learn about using 1Password to store and manage your passwords at UC San Diego.

UC San Diego moved from LastPass to 1Password

On October 13, 2025, UC San Diego adopted 1Password as our official password manager.
  • October 13, 2025: Migration began and LastPass shared folders were moved.
  • December 2025: LastPass was retired. All LastPass users tied to the UCSD Business Account received an invitation for an optional, free LastPass account.

UC San Diego has vetted and tested 1Password to be our password manager software of choice. No more writing down passwords on a sticky note or keeping a spreadsheet on your desktop!

1Password Uses

Use your 1Password Business Account to manage all your university credentials - for example, Business Systems logins, travel, Office 365 and more.

About 1Password

1Password securely stores all your usernames and passwords and automatically logs you into your online accounts. Benefits include:

  • A password generator tool to help you create strong, unique passwords for every site
  • Autofill to save you time
  • Protection against forgotten passwords
  • More information can be found at the 1Password website: support.1password.com

Getting started

LastPass Business Account users were sent an email invitation to activate new 1Password accounts.

First time UCSD Business Account password manager users, follow the instructions below to get started with 1Password:

Employees:

Contact the ITS Service Desk and they will provision a 1Password Business Account for you. Upon receiving the invitation email, click the invite and follow the instructions to set up and activate your new account.

Students:

Student accounts can be requested from forthcoming custom portal. Stay tuned for more information!

Security

How it works: Create a 1Password login secured with SSO and multi-factor authentication that will be used to store all of your login credentials. 

1Password employs a 'zero-knowledge' model: all sensitive data is encrypted locally at your device with a key that is never transmitted to the host (1Password). As such, even under government subpoena, 1Password could ever only turn over an encrypted blob with no key. This serves to protect your data from internal and external threats alike.

Any business account that you use in the workplace can and should be stored in your 1Password Business Account. We recommend that you do not store any personal information in the Business Account, but rather in a separate, personal or family 1Password account which you can link to your Business Account for convenience while still preserving your privacy. See the family account details.

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